Floor fastening for pedestals



June 3, 1924- 1,496,206 L. H. BURLIN FLOOR FASTENNG'FOR PEDESTALS Filed Dec. 6, 19232.,`

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Patented June 3, 1924.

muren' STATES PATENT ori-ica LESLIE H. BUB/LIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN'OR T0 CHICAGO -HARDWARE FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF CHICAGQILLINOIS, AVCORPORATION OF IILINOIS.

FLOOR FASTENING- FOR PEDESTALS.

Application led December 6, 1923. Serial No. 678,856.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LESLIE H. BURLIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Floor Fastenings for Pedestals, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of fastening devices for securingthe pedestals of stools and the like to the fioors o-flunch and other like rooms, and has vfor its object;

To provide a lstructural formation and combination of parts whereby a substantial attachment of a pedestal or support to a floor or the like in a. ready and convenient manner is provided, capable of release in a like manner, and with which the entire mechanism is enclosed from view and outside iniiuences, all as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1, is a sectional perspective view illustrating the present improvement applied to the pedestal of a lunch room stool.

Fig. 2, is a sectional elevation of the same.

Like reference numeralsindficate like parts in both views.

The pedestal 1 in the present construction is ofthe usual hollow or tubular form, terminating at its lower end in an expanded base portion 2, in the cavity of which the present fastening means is arranged. To such end the inner wall of the base 2 carry a pair of socket lugs 3, formed with open top socket recesses 4, with the adjacent ends of the lugs arranged in separated relation to provide space for the L shaped rocker head of the fastening means now to be described.

The aforesaid rocker head consists of a horizontally extending forked toe 5, and a vertically extending operating arm 6 integrally connected together and having at their point of intersection laterally extending pivot` studs 7 adapted for pivotal bearing in the socket recesses 4 of the lugs 3 aforesaid, so as to provide a pivoted connection between the rocker head and the pedestal base.

The free end of the arm 6 is formed with a slot or opening for the passage of the operating screw bolt 8 of the device, and preferably with stop lugs 9 adjacent to said slots or opening for engagement with the sides of the nut-10 of the bolt 8 to prevent turning of the nut with the bolt S in the operation of the parts. The operating bolt 8 is arranged horizontally and passes through an orifice in the-wall of the hollow pedestal 1, with its fixed operating head 11 having bearing at the outer end of said orifice,

' The present device is adapted for engage ment with a headed stud 12 fixed to the floor or othersurface, with the head 13 thereof a sufficient distance above the floor surface to permit an entry of the forked free end of the rocker toe 3 beneath the same. By a rotation of the operating screw bolt 8 a rocking movement of rocker head is attained to either force the rock toe 3 up into substantial holding engagement beneath the head 13 of the floor stud 12, or to release such holding engagement.

The headed stud 12 will usually comprise a headed lag bolt screwed into an ordinary expansion sleeve 14 fitted in an orifice in the floor, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully described my invention', what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fioor fastening for pedestals, the combination of a hollow pedestal base, a rocker member pivoted in the interior of the base, and having a horizontal toe adapted for engagement beneath a stud fixed on the surface of a floor and with an upright arm, and a horizontal screw bolt having bearing in the pedestal base and operative engagement with said upright arm.

2. In a Hoor fastening for pedestals, the combination of a hollow pedestal base formed with internal socket lugs arranged in separated relation. a rocker member arranged between said lugs and formed with lateral pivot studs for engagement with said lugs, said rocker member having a horizontal toe adapted for engagement beneath a stud fixed on the surface of a floor and with an upright arm, and a horizontal screw bolt having bearing in the pedestal base and operative engagement with said upright; arm.

'3. In a floor fastening for pedestals, the combination of a hollow pedestal base formed with internal socket lugs arranged in spaced relation, the socket recesses of the lugs having an open top form, a rocker member arranged betweenv saidilugs; and-fi formed with lateral pivot studssffo'r engagement in said socket recesses, said trocken pedestal base and operative engagement with said upright arm.

4f. In a floor fastening for pedestals, the i combination of a hollowapedeetal'-ibase, a

rocker member pivoted in :the -interior fof the base and formed with a foikended hori-f'- zontal toe adaptedto engage beneaththe 1 headof a stud fixed on the sunfacewof "a floor andw'ith ,an uprightfarm', and Ya .horizontal I sere7 bolt having i' bearing infth'ev pedestaly base andoperative engagement with said upright arm,

5. In a Hooifastening.giorpedestalgftheV combination ,ofw` a hollow-fv pedestal?l base@ A of December; i 1923;;` in separatedrelation,Vv a mockery-member aref i Y formed with internal socketr lugsi' arranged ranged-between said lugs.- said rocker membenhazvinga fork endedhorizoiitalV toe adapted to engage 'beneath the head of a stiid. .on thesurface of afoor and Withwan upightfairn, anda .horizontal Screw boltH having bearing'in thepede'stal lbase and opeiatiye engagement with said upright arm.

6.1111 :a l00rffastening for pedestals, the combination of a hollow pedestal base. a

rocker Inelnbei:- pivotedlin thevinterior lof the rJ-base; and .fhaving a hijizontalgtoe adapted fonengagement beneath' a stud fixed on the surfaceY of ai floor andilwit'h an upright arm, a Screvy boltipassingtthroughV an orifice in the pedestal 'base andypiovided at one end With-*ia I'fixed.opeiatingi head having bearing at the outer end of said orifice andat the other fend with an adjiistable nut having bearing: `against the laforesaid upright arm; Signed at ChicagoJ Illinois; thigBFdv day LESLIE-H5 BURLIN. 

